Home / 55,707.38-76,775.78-40,576.07

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 55,707.38, 76,775.78 and 40,576.07

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 55,707.38, 76,775.78 and 40,576.07 is: 55,921.85

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    55,707.38 : 76,775.78 = 40,576.07 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    55,707.38/76,775.78 = 40,576.07/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    55,707.38x = 76,775.78 × 40,576.07
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    55,707.38x = 3,115,259,716.96
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,115,259,716.96/55,707.38
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 55,921.85

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.